The UK Government has dropped controversial plans for a ‘porn blocker’ law, BBC News reported. It was going to introduce stringent age verification checks intended to stop under-18s viewing porn online.
It said the policy, which was initially set to launch in April 2018, would « not be commencing » after repeated delays, and fears it would not work. The so-called porn blocker would have forced commercial porn providers to verify users’ ages, or face a UK ban. Digital Secretary Nicky Morgan said other measures would be deployed to achieve the same objectives. The government first mooted the idea of a porn blocker in 2015, with the aim of stopping youngsters « stumbling across » inappropriate content.
Check It Out: UK Drops Plans for Controversial ‘Porn Blocker’
I hate to say we told you so but…
When this was first Proposed a lot of us in the tech world said it was just not going to work, it was going to be unwieldy, was just a waste of time and money And after a couple of years of working on it they found out.